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Aged care services and residential aged care

Analyse the care needs of an elderly patient and utilise the aged care services available to best meet those needs.

Aged care services and residential aged care
CPD 11.0 hours accredited learning
Learning format Self-paced online, start anytime
Recognition Digital badge upon completion

Overview

The "Aged Care Services and Residential Aged Care" course is tailored for healthcare professionals involved in elderly care. It provides an in-depth understanding of supporting elderly patients in both community and residential settings. Through case studies and best practice guidelines, participants will learn to navigate government-subsidised services, transition patients to residential aged care, and provide ongoing medical care. This comprehensive course empowers practitioners to improve the quality of life for the elderly, with a focus on patient-centred care and effective family communication.

What you will learn

  • Recognise key clinical features and subtypes
  • Develop practical treatment plans using topical, systemic and procedural options
  • Identify triggers, patient factors and long-term management strategies
  • Apply evidence-based approaches in everyday clinical practice

Course contents

Meet your presenter

Assoc. Professor Debbie Kors

Assoc. Professor Debbie Kors

Course Chair

MBBS (first class honours)

General practitioner and GP supervisor

Associate Professor Debbie Kors is the founder and joint owner of a private teaching general practice in Port Macquarie, Australia. She works there as a general practitioner and GP supervisor of GP registrars and medical students.

A/Prof Kors is a passionate advocate for the profession of general practice. She is a Conjoint Associate Professor in Primary Health Care at the UNSW Rural Clinical School, Port Macquarie campus and has previously worked as a senior medical educator with North Coast GP Training. In 2010, she was nominated for and won the General Practice Education and Training GP Supervisor of the Year award.

A/Prof Kors holds a MBBS (first class honours), Fellowship of the RACGP, Masters of Family Medicine (clinical), Diploma of the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Graduate Diploma of Medical Education and a Certificate of Family Planning.

CPD hours

Education hours5.0
Reviewing performance hours6.0
Total CPD hours11.0

Accreditations

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Accreditation number: 447539 

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Accreditation number: 38181

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